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General Remarks about Loudspeaker positioning
Prior to positioning loudspeakers, there are several issues you should consider:
How many loudspeakers do you plan to use?
In what kind of site are you going to set your equipment for the show? Is it open-air? Or is it in a
hall with strong natural reverberation?
Can you freely position the loudspeakers?
How large is the audience? Where is the audience going to sit or stand?
Is audience supposed to look in a determined direction? (Is there a screen? a stage?)
Proper assessment of the constraints bearing upon your show is a determining factor for a successful
setup.
Number of loudspeakers
For the smoothest source travel in space, we recommend that you use 6 loudspeakers, preferably all
identical. Indeed, with 6 loudspeakers properly positioned, you will be able to place and displace
smoothly your sources wherever in the plan and around the audience. If moreover all loudspeakers are
identical (and properly calibrated – see next paragraph), Orfeusz206 will generate a sound field
homogeneous in all directions.
However, there might be reasons why you don't want to use 6 loudspeakers. An obvious reason might be
that you don't have so many of them available for your setup. Another could be that, for your personal
aesthetics or some other technical imperative, you decided a priori that you would use only 4 of 5 of
them.
What you need to keep in mind:
A number of 4 loudspeakers at least are required for a spatial mixing session with Orfeusz206.
The more loudspeakers, the better your control on sound localization and source movement.
Preferably all loudspeakers are identical.
Performance site
It is worth that you study in detail the performance site before you position your loudspeakers. Have a
walk through it and localize exits, possible bars and obstacles, all these places were you definitely would
not be allowed to put a loudspeaker. Have a tape measure ready and make a dimensioned sketch of the
site. On the same sketch, mark obstacles, stage, audience area and the mixing spot.
If the performance is to be open-air, then you're likely to manage a perfect setup. Otherwise, Orfeusz206
will assist you to achieve the best speaker configuration meeting room constraints.
What you have to remember:
The ideal configuration is attained with loudspeakers placed on a circular perimeter, with same
angle between successive loudspeakers. If this configuration is not feasible, Orfeusz206 will
correct loudspeaker emissions in order to achieve a homogeneous sound field – but keep as close
as possible to the ideal circular setup.
Spatial field is inside the perimeter delimited by loudspeakers. The larger this area, the more
people you can fit in for the show – but don't make this area unnecessarily large.
Whenever possible, place loudspeakers at appropriate listening height i.e. head level.
In most cases, there is no obvious setup. Take your time to consider various speaker
configurations to appreciate and build a satisfactory system setup.
Orfeusz206 Loudspeaker Positioning Tool
This step should be completed each time you take on a new installation. To access the loudspeaker
positioning tool, select Settings
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Loudspeaker Setup... in the main menu.
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